Checked content

File:Basilios II.jpg

Basilios_II.jpg ‎(389 × 480 pixels, file size: 54 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)

Summary

Description
English: Painting of Basil II, replicated from an 11th century manuscript
Date 11th century
Source English Wikipedia, original upload 24 August 2005 by Brastite. Original source: http://www.culture.gr/4/42/421/42103/42103e/e42103e3.html ( archive link)
Author from the Middle Ages, unknown

Licensing

This is a faithful photographic reproduction of an original two-dimensional work of art. The work of art itself is in the public domain for the following reason:
Public domain This work is in the public domain in the United States, and those countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 100 years or less.
This file has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.

The official position taken by the Wikimedia Foundation is that "faithful reproductions of two-dimensional public domain works of art are public domain, and that claims to the contrary represent an assault on the very concept of a public domain". For details, see Commons:When to use the PD-Art tag.
This photographic reproduction is therefore also considered to be in the public domain.

Please be aware that depending on local laws, re-use of this content may be prohibited or restricted in your jurisdiction. See Commons:Reuse of PD-Art photographs.
The following pages on Schools Wikipedia link to this image (list may be incomplete):

What is Schools Wikipedia?

SOS Childrens Villages aims to make Wikipedia suitable for young learners. SOS Children's Villages is a global charity founded in 1949 to give children who have lost everything the childhood they deserve. There are many ways to help with SOS Children.